Embraer will offer its Phenom 100 jet customers a new seat with enhanced comfort in form and function, beginning in the fourth quarter of 2009.

"Embraer is continuously committed to delivering premium comfort and stylish design throughout its entire product line," said Maurício Almeida Filho, Embraer Vice-President, Programs – Executive Jets. "The new seats for the Phenom 100 will enhance both passenger comfort and convenience."

Following Embraer's strategy to consistently improve its products and increase customer satisfaction, the new seats will feature several enhancements to passenger comfort as well as to cabin mobility.

The stylish design developed in partnership with BMW Group DesignworksUSA will distinguish the new seats, which will offer ergonomically improved cushions and lumbar support structures. Each one will include an armrest that discretely retracts into the seat contour, streamlined to expand the aisle width. A partial folding capability in the seat adjacent to the aircraft entrance will further facilitate entry and exit from the cabin.

Wisconsin-based DeCrane Aerospace Aircraft Seating is the supplier for the current and new seats. The company's development and certification schedule will enable Embraer to begin incorporating the new seats as a standard item in the Phenom 100 that will be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2009.

Customers who have already received or will yet receive their Phenom 100 with the current seats will be offered special commercial conditions for retrofitting the new seats as of the first quarter of 2010.

Press release issued by Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. on May 11, 2009